The Sunday Guardian

PArrIKAr for GoA?

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There was some buzz in Goa that Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar could return as Chief Minister if the BJP wins the elections. But sources within the BJP rule this out saying that the buzz was started when Nitin Gadkari, while campaignin­g in Goa, claimed that a Central minister could become the CM. This was apparently a strategy to send a signal to the Catholic voter, with whom Parrikar enjoys a rapport of trust. But sending Parrikar back to his home state (where his heart lies) would mean a major Cabinet reshuffle and that may not be something the Prime Minister is keen to undertake right now.

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